The Dodgers, along with the Arizona Diamondbacks, will be heading to Australia to open the Major League Baseball season at the SCG in March.

Zack has this endearing, contrarian quality to him that we all know and love about him.

Judging by his comments, which caused some upset with Australian organisers, Greinke is less than thrilled to be making the trip.

"I would say there is absolutely zero excitement for it," Greinke told ESPN.

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"There just isn't any excitement to it. I can't think of one reason to be excited for it."

But Kasten says Greinke is the exception, not the rule, and the Dodgers are for the most past very excited about the trip.

"Zack has this endearing, contrarian quality to him that we all know and love about him," Kasten told ESPN LA.

"He's famously focused and meticulous about his training regimen. It's what makes him so good and such a great teammate. This is clearly going to alter his routine. I understand that aspect of it.

"But my problem right now is trying to make room for all the people that want to go — players, family, front-office people. As an organisation, we couldn't be more excited about this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Given the amount of money being poured into opening the season at the SCG, organisers in Australia were far from thrilled with Greinke's comments and fired off a ‘please explain’ to the MLB and the players’ association.

However, on Monday morning they were assured by officials in America that there is still enthusiasm among the players to spread the gospel of baseball in Sydney and that Greinke doesn’t reflect the overall sentiment of the Dodgers organisation.

Despite his lack of enthusiasm, Greinke says he would pitch in Australia if required.

The Dodgers are reportedly considering leaving their No.1 pitcher Clayton Kershaw at home to manage his workload.

Manager Don Mattingly has said they don't want Kershaw to overexert himself too early in the season after pitching a career-high amount of innings last year.

To not bring Kershaw down under would be a major blow for the concept, given the MLB would be eager to showcase its biggest stars to a new market.